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ALMA, Mich. – The No. 1 ranked Calvin volleyball team remained perfect on Wednesday with a 3-0 victory at Alma on Wednesday night. The Knights sank the Scots, 25-8, 26-24, 25-16. The Maroon and Gold move to 8-0 on the season and 4-0 in the MIAA. Alma is now 3-4 and 1-2 in the MIAA. The victory keeps the Knights in first place in the MIAA with No. 18 Hope.

"I am really pleased with how we started today," said head coach Dr. Amber Warners. "It is never easy to win on the road, especially in the MIAA. We now have to focus on the weekend and three really good teams."

The Knights wasted no time getting started on Wednesday. Calvin jumped out to an early 14-3 lead and never looked back. Calvin cruised to a 25-8 victory in set one. The Knights had a blistering .500 hitting percentage in the first set and held Alma to a hitting percentage of -.154. Junior Anna Kamp (Orland Park, Ill./Chicago Christian) led all players with seven kills. Senior Kristen Vyletel (Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron) sank two service aces on the Scots in the first set.

Calvin kept the ball rolling in the second set. Kristen Vyletel recorded her first kill of the season to give the Knights a 3-1 lead. The Scots would cut the Calvin lead to 5-4, but the serve of Anna Kamp ended the Scots' run and pushed the lead to 8-4. Alma would chip away at the Calvin lead and take the lead at 12-11. The two teams would exchange the lead a handful of times until the end of the set. Tied at 24, Anna Kamp closed the set with a cross-court kill and a service ace, to take the set 26-24.

Trailing 2-1, the Knights would ride the serve of senior Emily Blankespoor (Grand Rapids, Mich./South Christian) to take a 6-2 lead. The Scots would cut the Calvin lead to four points, but would not be able to get any closer the rest of the night. The Knights would push the lead to 10 points on two occasions and won the set at 25-16.

The Knights are riding three major streaks. Calvin has won 48-straight MIAA matches, 41-straight regular season matches and 29-staight road matches.

The Calvin attack found the holes in the Alma defense on Wednesday. Junior Jamie Petrarca (St. John, Ind./Illiana Christian) hit .600 with six kills and Jenna Lodewyk hit .526, with 11 kills. Anna Kamp led all players with 16 kills in the win and four blocks. Lodewyk finished with 27 assists and nine digs. Junior Keilahna Castillo (Grandville, Mich./Grandville) led all players with 14 digs.

The Knights will finish the week at the Elmhurst Invitational. The Maroon and Gold will play Aurora and Illinois Wesleyan on Friday and close the weekend on Saturday against No. 5 Colorado College. Calvin resumes MIAA action on Tuesday, when the Knights host Kalamazoo.